Time LineThe Great Global Convergence 1400 - 1800 C.E.
The Great Dying and its consequences The African slave trade Rampant deforestation A shift in the economic center of gravity Revolution in military power and finance Cultural developments in Europe The global religious scene The Scientific Revolution Industrialization and its consequences 1750 - 1914 C.E. Many more people Mass migrations Environmental impact of industrialization and migration Economic trends Political trends Colonial encounters The rise of secularism Nineteenth-century racism Thriving religions A Half Century of Crisis 1900 - 1950 C.E. The shift to cities Humans reshaping the environment The economic roller coaster The Great War The Rise of the Soviet Union Fascist governments Challenges to democracies The conflict soon became global Science and art Mass communication and popular culture Paradoxes of Global Acceleration 1945 - Present C.E. Population growth and its environmental effects Colossal energy consumption and the environment Big science Global migration Electronic communications Postwar economic growth and trade The Cold War and its end Sovereignty and rights The passing of peasantries Women’s rights Environmental consciousness Global culture Marxism and Neo-Liberalism Religion and science |